What are the minimum VPS requirements for Dify?

Dify minimum requirements in the RunOnVPS dataset are RAM 4 GiB, CPU 2 cores. Values marked Estimated were not published as complete hardware requirements by the checked source.

What VPS tier does RunOnVPS suggest for Dify?

RunOnVPS suggests the 8 GB RAM tier as a starting point. This is our own sizing suggestion derived from the recommended RAM (8 GiB), not an official provider recommendation.

Does Dify support Docker?

The checked dataset records Docker support for Dify as: Yes.

Does Dify need a GPU?

Dify GPU requirement: Not required. See the source notes on this page for workload-specific exceptions.

Automation / AI / Dev

Dify on VPS

Open-source LLM app development platform combining AI workflow/RAG pipeline/agent capabilities and model management

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GitHub stars: ~159k (2026-10-24)
License: Dify Open Source License (based on Apache 2.0 with additional conditions)
Docker: Yes
GPU: Not required

Requirements

Minimum and recommended VPS specs

Badges are attached to each value. An estimate is never presented as an official project requirement.

Dify hardware requirements
Resource	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	4 GiB Official	8 GiB Estimated
CPU	2 cores Official	4 cores Estimated
Disk	Not stated Not stated	Not stated Not stated

Disk figures describe the application footprint recorded in the dataset. Personal media, documents, backups and other user data can require substantially more storage.

RunOnVPS sizing suggestion

Suggested VPS tier

8 GB RAM tier

This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Dify’s recommended RAM of 8 GiB. It is not an official requirement and it does not guarantee that every workload, plug-in set or media library will fit comfortably.

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Deployment

Docker & GPU

Docker support: Yes

GPU: Not required

Check the source notes below before assuming a GPU, transcoding workload or machine-learning feature is included in the baseline deployment.

Commercial alternative

What it can replace

Dify Cloud

Dify is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to Dify Cloud. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.

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Important notes

Minimum CPU/RAM are official (README Quick start: CPU >= 2 Core / RAM >= 4 GiB; Docker Compose is the official easiest start). min_disk left blank: the official README does not state a minimum disk size. Recommended values are estimates (multi-container stack: api/worker/web/PostgreSQL/Redis/vector DB). GPU not required for Dify itself; it calls external or self-hosted model providers. GitHub stars 159377 on 2026-10-24.

Data source: https://github.com/langgenius/dify

Project repository: https://github.com/langgenius/dify

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